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George Herbert Quotes - Page 28

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An old mans staffe is the rapper of deaths doore.

An old mans staffe is the rapper of deaths doore.

Rapper, Old Man

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.360

An upbraided morsell never choaked any.

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.335

Armour is light at table.

Light, Tables, Armour

George Herbert (1861). “The Poetical Works of G. H. and R. Heber. With Memoir”, p.272

As the yeere is, your pot must seeth.

Pot

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.332

Aske much to have a little.

Littles

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.331

Assaile who will, the valiant attends.

Valiant

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.319

Astrologie is true, but the Astrologers cannot finde it.

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Verse”, p.298

At Court, every one for himselfe. [At court, everyone for himself.]

Court

At dinner my man appeares.

Men, Dinner

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.316

Bee not a Baker, if your head be of butter.

Bakers, Bees, Ifs

George Herbert (1959). “The works of George Herbert”

Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.

Flower, Benefits, Please

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.293

Better a snotty child, then his nose wip'd off.

Children, Noses

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.356

Better be a foole then a knave. [Better be a fool than a knave.]

Knaves, Fool

Better good afarre off, then evill at hand. [Better good afar than evil at hand.]

Hands, Evil, Afar

Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men. [Better spare to have of thine own than ask of other men.]

Men, Spares, Asks

Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.353

Better suffer ill, then doe ill. [Better suffer ill, than do ill.]

Suffering, Doe, Ill

Better to be blinde, then to see ill.

Ill

Between the businesse of life and the day of death, a space ought to be interposed.

Space, Ought

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.316

Brabling Curres never want torne eares.

Want

George Herbert (1959). “The works of George Herbert”

Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.

Children, Building, Marrying

George Herbert (1857). “Works: In Prose & Verse”, p.302

Building is a sweet impoverishing.

Sweet, Building

George Herbert, Izaak Walton, Barnabas Oley (1848). “The Remains of that Sweet Singer of The Temple, George Herbert ...”, p.266

Buy at a faire, but sell at home. [Buy at a fair, but sell at home.]

Home, Fairs, Sells

Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.

Olives, Call Me

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.301

Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.

Horse, Wife, Made

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.358

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